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~A widely Known Philanthropist ]
_ Tuesday,?He Made a Fortune
Much of it for Parks and
(By the Aagociated Negro Preaa.t
a n ?>ata+p at half
millions dollars, Caledonia* Flackler
Johnson, better known as
?-"Cal" Johnson, a widely known !
philanthropist, died here. Tues-:
day afternoon. He made a fortune
in race horses, but has giv-j
=-etrmuclrof it for paflto and other I
benevolent causes. One of the
city's largest parks is named for j
on Gay Street, the main business
thoroughfare, and his modjest
fame home on State Street
* nestles among the business
buildings, he ? having refused
tempting offers for tha site of
his home, Johnson also owned a
building at the corner of Gay and
Central and many rental houses
in the city. Once he was owner
of the f&mous Johnson's race
track, but im recently ears sold
that cast tract and residences
# dot it today. v.
-ft and an ex-slave: He was nnmoH
E for the late Caledonia McClung, j
his m^pter in days before the1
p Civil W&r. ~V
I? WELL KNOWN CHURCHMAN
k i.f.avf.s inrat. hosptai
Rev. E. Phillip Ellis, pastor of
' S. C., was confined at the Waverly
Hospit&l ajljast week, but was
^ able-to-return to his home 4uid>
congregation last Saturday. Wo
trust that Rev. Ellis will soon
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City Editor. The AshevHIe Enter
.4y^a citizen of Union. S. C. where
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JOHNSONS
Af ? IffcHNSON
r, Owns A Half
died in Knoxville, Tenn., last
i in Race Horses, but has Given
other Benevolent Causes.
COLORED BOY WINS
DEBATING HONORS
(For The Associated Negro Press) .
Sffackensejekr- NL J.t A-pril.?_
Frederick Everett Morrow, - in
a most-brilltant-debate conducted,
by the Rutger's College of IntercollAloof
1/1 FIALT
ocuumoi^cuai/iii? ucague, carried
off the honors, although
the team whiip.h Hp rpprpsent.pd
was defeated. He pi;ove&-to be
the orator of the evening in the
debate between Englewood a>nd
Hackensaek High Schools. H<F
was given an ovation.
Frederick Everett Morrow*
the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Jj
E. Morrow, is the first pupil in
the history of the school to win
three gold letters for excelling
Ihree consecutive years in debating.
He is said to be the first
colored boy to make the team,
and the only one to ever captain
any team in the local high sbhool.
Morrow plans to enter Yale Uni -
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BLACK AND WHITE
(.For The Associated Negro I'ressj 1
Jacksonville, Fla., ApriL?
Perhaps one of the most significant
meetings for the betterment
of race relations~which has ever
-occured in this city was last
Tuesday morning when the white
ministerial alliance met the Negro
ministers and other citizens
in the First Congregational i
Wis Ttoped Will be tlltnii'St Of"a
series there was an encouraging!
spirit of+imrtuai'interest in the)
conditions prevailing in thiqyjty
which are detrimental to colored
people.? i
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prise, Asheville, N. C. is formerlater-yeare
he attended Benedict
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COLUMBIA, S. C., SATUF
Million
Funeral for Aged Color?]
ecHSexton in Historic :
Church.
Richmond, Va., ^Ap,ril?Wed-_
nesday. for the first time in history,
a funeral for a colored man
was held in historic St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, of whiVh +v.?l
- , - tvaaaWAA.. 1/liC
Rev. W. Russel Bowie, D. D.7~
of Grace Episcopal Church in
IrTlt Robert E. Lee, Jefferson
Davis and other distinguished
Southerners worshipped making
it the church which was probably
more intimately connected
with the war between the States
than any other-'in the country.
the-services for Robert Darnell, ,
74-years old, who was its sexton
for the last eighteen years. The
entire luwec-pari oi the^&fturcn :
was reserved for the colored,,
and gallery for white friends of
.Darnell ?:
Colored mourners occupied the
pew of Jefferson Davis' when he
wspr President-of the Confederate
States. There, on Sunday,
April 2, 1865, he received the
note from General Lee saying
that Lee's line around Petersburg
had been penetrated the
night before by Grant's forces.
?Mr. Darnell's casket was drap-x
ed simply in the United States |
Flag, headed by the Rev. Rever-;
ly D. Tucker, Jr., D. D., St. Paul's
rector, the Rev. R. Cary Montague,
the Rev. Thomas L.. Ride- ,
Ttfrtunt i^cUjr-of -St.- ^
lor; rector of St. Philips' Episcopal
Church, the funeral party
entered with the vestry of St.
Paul's acting aajhonorary pall
bearers. - " *
A letter* from Dr. Bowie was
read to the congregation by Dr.
Tucker, expressing heart-felt
sorrow and sympathy, nnd de^l
Glaring t.h^t the "passing of Mr.T
Darnell mea-nt the loss of_a~true
ancTpfcrsonal friend.
t ? 'Dr.
George E. Cannon I
Citizen Killed In
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Jersey.City, N. J:, April^-Thej
death of Dr.~George E. Cannon,
of this city, resulting from an;
accident sustained during a fall,
from a bus while returning from
an alumnae meeting of Lincoln,
University, at Philadelphia, has 1
created a big upheaval in New;
Jersey politics. Dr. Cannon con-.
ceived the idea of"the National,
JNegro Political conference which '
had its ;first Session in Atlantic
City, two - years -agor?. JThe or-|
ganization was representative of;
more tha-n a score of states; and;;
held a session as rerentljia&Jate.
lasF No vem ber,~ToIIowing thenational
election.
Dr. Cannon was the spokesman
who presented the claims .
of Colored America to President
Coolidge at the White House, at
which time there was a representative
gathering of men and
women present.' D r. C&nnon'
made a very impressive and digprilfifed
delivery of requests
rof- the raee,- and t he President
responded happily by saying .
| they were reasonable.
Dr. Cannon was a delegate at
large to the Republican National
Convention in Cleveland, being
the first ever selected from' his
state. InreeefttyatffrWte doc-'
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LDAY, APRIL 18, 1925.^
Dollars1
I. S; LEEVY PASSES *
- . AVVA >.
Father of Columbia Merchant
and Prominent Farflltsr is |
Laid to Rest?Buried in I
Boyhood.
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Camden, S. C., April 11.?
Kershaw county received tha bitter
news of the passing-of I. S.
daughter here Saturday night.
Mr. Leevy was one of the pioneers
in the building off "Camden, Q
a churchman,- a commercial farmer,
he held the respect and v
confidence of men, women arid s
rhildren in pvery walk of lifo, |
Hp hvpd to sppc his 7fith hirth-! 0
day-and is the father of several J"
children. Monday afternoon-the n
funeral services were held at
c
Zion M. E. Church, where he
\yae a faithful member and load- ,-'
er for years._.. _t. .Jjjj
E S. LEEVY'S FATHER. fi
Many Columbians will Jearn_
with deep regret that Mr. Lee,*,,T
_J?T n -r O
is ute xauiKr PT 1. :i-<eGVy?. "
Jr., of the Leevy Department,
Store on Washington street.,a
Mr. Leevy was at his business
when his father passed away.:*
At midnight Saturday he rushed ^
to Camden to hnd thpt- he had-^
lost his father, South Carolina
a good citizen and the communi- 13
ty a pioneer builder. !7?
The funeral was attended by-r(
a large number of friends.?Ar~
mong those who went from Co- ^
lumbia was the Rev. Richard.11
Carroll, a personal and life long s<
friend to--thq el,den Mr. Leevy, s
ty, when Mr. Carroll was pres*^.8
ident. - ?.
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DR. J. R. E. LEE AT ALLEN UNIV. n
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. Promrnont among the , vinitorr,?at-k
Alien University during the past ii
week was Dr. J. R. E. Lee, ,the pres- y
idcrrt -of the?Florida--- State A. & M. tj
C?llege. at Tallahassee, Fla. Dr. Lee
was* a g'uest'"5f Dr.' aTtri-Mr?(
the University. " 1 0
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former* South Carolina
tor had taken an unusual-inter
est in tne ctevetopement ot nat- a,
ional political prestige for~the t
group, while for many years he .
HaJTieeir'Viery* active in New ^
Jersey politics where he had the n
ear and respect of many, of the ^
leading white leaders of the state ^
As an alumnus of Lincoln University,
Dr. Cannon had always
been active in supporting the V
development of the institution. ^
and along with Dr. W.-A. Alex- 01
ander, had been one of'the prjme.^
promoters of I Irr^ T .inrHti 1 f "W s|
ard annual foot ball classic. Friends
of Dr. Cannon recall very
rtvtflly hin appfT-nrnrr at the tc
last game, and his marching up
and down the field between hal- 13
yes,- Carrying a lion on a hugh ^
pole, and the colors of the school. ^
That, indeed, was one of the doc- ^
tor's happiest days^ for Howard 0(
was unable to even score on Lin- P
coin.
Dr. Cannon has been an hon- S1
ored President of the National ^
Medical ^Association, was marr- D
ied, and besides being ope of the c'
leading physicians of the country,
lived in substantial circum-Jh
stances. The funeral was one tl
of the largest ever held in this fi
city, and was attended by hun-!^
di'eds uf uu't uf luwii peuplu. j?
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NATIONAL HI
SUNDAY
Columbia Minis
TCmdness, Justi
?~?n_. . -? ? ?
ous services AH oyer AmericaSubject
for Christian and Htn
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Is Made?Campaign Closei
Friends for Those Who C
7 ; ? -?se
In every daily newspaper , in i
louth Carolina during the. past <
. eek^Jdndness to dumb animals s
torled have -been carried in 1
eeiiing with the nationaj appeal
f the President, Francis H. ]
lowley of the American Hulane
Education Society oiHBds-1
on, Mass., backed by President"
!alvin Coolidge, a warm friend 1
ind sunnuitei of the snt'.iel v ~
mg before he became a national ]
gue. ~ *" 1
In our state, Governor Mc- ]
,eod also issured a proclamation r
ailing the people to observe ]
he weelC for kindness tA-dumb ]
nimals, and asked the people i
o make it every week in the
ear. Mayor Coleman of Col- >
mbia, Dr. J. H. Hope, the State <
upt. of Education were among
he many who made special ap-,(
eals upon the citizens and. ed- j
rational forces to observe Natanal
Humane Week.
Columbia is the center for the^
reek's activities in humane act-),
rities, in every school were j\
ame exercises or public demon-|j
trations in the interest of TTnrf
?Tomorrow many-4
f ihn minigfPix nf r>nr fViprrViPa
re preaching from the subjecth
nd slogan of the national so- !
iety, "Glory to Goch peace on ^
arth, kindness, justice, and'j
lercy to every living creature." I j
A leader in the,movement for:C
indness and mercy to every liv- 'c
ig-creattrreH^-the Rev. J. C.! ?
7hite, D. D., Pastor of the Zion!'
raptisfe Church,-where OBfr-ofir:
le national field secretaries *
pen the campaign for South'/
arolina in an address , at h i s I ~
tiurch last Sunday night. Dr.
7hlfe~ Is"having" a special ser-u
ice Sunday night to which he ?
; inviting the public.
Other local programs will be I
3 equally interesting. Bene-;
ict College Humane' Society^
Having a -?pecfcti program ~
ith speaking and selected
msic by the College Glee Club. .4
ic society will preside. _ B
Program Over The State. ? (
, Maybe Greenville is to have ~
I c
le most outstanding gathering j
f~any city for to-morrow. At j
le Auditorium will be held a?
)ecial Mass Meetirnr at whiclr-e
me Allen J. Graham, presi-Ml
ant of the Camper^ Down Cot-j
, . tfjll,. 1 -?n j.f il_ ta _1
>n Mills ana one of the rieiHu
ft manufacturers in the south j
to preside, an address will,
3 delivered by L. P. Hollis, \.
L. D., Supt., Parker District |
chools and J. D. Carr, Esq.?t
iitor, The Asheville Enter-,
rise. j r
Charleston, is the center of a^
fecial meeting at the Morris J
treet church, where Dr. J. G. \c
IZTTT i V-?= ^ ^
unuar- is noiuing special cxer-,^
ses. At Morris College, Sum-lj
ir, in the College Chapel, Prof. J
David Pinson, is delivering J(
ie Humane Oratiori. School!
old, Friendship and most of the j
ther leading colleges 61 the ^
tate reportf-apecial Sunday!
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IMANE ~~~
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ters to Preach
iceand Mercys ~
i"g Creature?^
Iumane Week Ends with Religi-?-??
-Blessed are the Merciful Is
mane Workers-La^t Appeal
d Making Thousands of
annot Speak for ThemIvesr
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light meetings for Humane Sunday.
In most of the public ?^
schools of the State the week
was observed during the week.?
Humane education is now a
part of the big educational program
for South Carolina. In
m Be taught as any other text
aook in the class-rooms, __ . , , ??The
kalmctto Leader like nia- ?
iy of-the other newspapers of ? _
the State, like the Charleston
Mews and Courier, The State,
The Record, The Greenville Dai- - . ?
'y_News, The Southern. Enter
justs iiiis cievoiea much space
hat we gladly do to the cause
of these defenceless creatures
?vho cannot speak for them- ~
selves.
The American Humane Education
Society, of Boston, Mass.
las employed in its services maiy
noble and sincere workers
and it maintains an office at
jreenville, South Carolina where
i humane press bureau and in
urniauon service is for the pubic
good. _
ir?- . . . J":rtr^ER I8E8
ALLEN- VNi ?
siunaay evening: the ^following exsrcises
will be held in the auditor- .
um of the university by the Junior
-iumane Society:
nvocation Rev. .Ira Gambrel
leading (Governor T^cLeod'sL-,,Proclamation
calling for Humane' Sunlay
^liss Ahdrgna Colljai
Soio^r;--- Miss Maggie Eaddy
'Humane Education" _
, Misa HQamona-LfrVallia -
'We^Speak-for Other?
Atty. E. A. Parker
chorus University Glee Club
Address ._?_-Prof. Hale B. Thompson
Dean of Allen T!niveraiM?
rlusie. ? ... ' 'A ^?7-T?
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EXERCISES BENEDICT COLLEGE
The Junior Humane Society of
Jenedict Collpge will render the folowing
program in the college chap1
on Humane Sunday with thepresilent
of the' Society, William P. Poe, > '
residing. ?- ? ?
iusic Humane Society
Jovernor's Proclamation *
A. Chick ? .
iolo ? ?Miss Ruth A. Rice
Chaplain of the Hbmane Society.
Humane Education" Miss M. E. Wise
Quartette ^-DbUglpss Debating Club
Story of George T. Angell"-. Mr.
Nick A. Ford. Presidenty Y. M. C.
A. of the College
Selection College Glee Club
temarks _.Miss A. A. Nelson, R. N?
Supt., College Nurses' Training
^801001.
- CHILDREN HEAR PLEA.
.siFriday
afternoon, "Be Kind
Co Animals Week" exercises
vere observed at the city play
rrounds among the small chiliren
of the (lILy. The exercise* -
verein charge o? Miss Demetra
Jr. JulinsPii, the rucrcntionol di
ector for the city play parks.
Seymour Carroll, field secretary
>f the American Humane Educa,ion
Society while in the city en oute
.to Charleston inspected
;he play grounds and talked ... ? I
vith the workers during the eary
part of the week." n *